Starsky is a beautiful boy, but I am admittedly biased, since Huskies have been part of our family pack for over 35 years! Good on ya for adopting him, Tom! Ever since Game of Thrones, with its 'Direwolves', Huskies have suffered from what I call 'brain fade of the masses', who all capriciously decided they just HAD to have their own little Direwolf clones.Tom wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:21 am Please meet Starsky! Our good friend rescued him from a recluse (with addiction problems) who had like 30 dogs and neglected them all until the authorities stepped in. Our friend then got cancer and passed away and we promised to adopt him. Suffice to say, he's an integral part of the family now and has fully adjusted --and then some-- from his bumpy childhood.
Huskies are, of course, VERY high maintenance pups, with goofy, whimsical personalities, selective intelligence (they manifest 'intelligence' only when it suits their whim), and inbred need for regular daily exercise of a level that exceeds the ability (or willingness) of too many to accommodate. Hence, a plethora of beautiful, deserving Huskies end up in the local animal control shelter each year. So many so that they end up at the top of the 'euthanise now' list, tragically, since there just aren't enough homes available for all dogs, let alone high energy pups like Sibes! We (wifie and I) have rescued Huskies through NorSled.org and other venues for three decades and since we have no hooman bean kids, they are our family just as much as any two-legged offspring would be. We've had Mals, too. Both breeds are quite different from each other, personality-wise, despite their startling visual similarities.
Tamaskan Dogs (a deliberately cross-bred match of Husky and German Shepherd) are supposed to be fantastic pups, since the Mendelevian genetics promote drop-out of most bad genes and bring good genes to the top of the mix, but Tamaskan Dogs are in short supply in America (and a bit more common in the UK, where the breed has many fanciers). Tamaskan Dogs typically have most of the whimsical personality traits of Sibes, but also have a Shepherd's ingrained sense of 'pack' loyalty (they won't meet a house-breaker at the door with the spare house-key and take him on a tour of the master's valuables, like most Sibes, LoL!) and can be far moire protective of their 'pack' than a typical Sibe.
Not to carry on at length here, but your Starsky is certainly a lucky boy and you are to be commended for saving him after your friend's untimely demise, by taking him in!
You certainly have good taste...both in cars and in canines! Iditarod, here I come! One of these days I'll tell you about the Iditarod Air Force, LoL, if you aren't already aware of it! The first image is of Nala, now discharged and retired on full IAF disability, LoL.
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